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DataBinding a DropDownList in a FormView
Published 05/22/2009
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Handling that Pesky Windows ControlBox
Published 09/30/2008
Some things that seem hard are actually quite easy, and some things that seem easy take a little work, like that little [X] on a Windows Form, the ControlBox. Learn how to know just when that little bugger is pressed.
Anti-Aliased Image Transformation (Aaform)
Published 12/19/2005
Given an image and a quadralateral, Aaform will fit the image onto the quadraleteral passed using geometry.
Detecting / Counting Duplicate Items in a ListBox
Published 10/13/2003
This code sample shows how to detect and count the duplicate entries in a ListBox. (Originally posted February 9, 2000.)
ListBox with Grayed Out / Non-Selectable Items
Published 10/13/2003
This code sample shows how to create a listbox in VB5/6 which is subclassed to have non-selectable/grayed out items. (Originally posted July 12, 1999.)
Tooltips for each ListBox Item
Published 10/13/2003
This small snippet of code shows how to display an individual tooltip for each item in a listbox. (Originally posted January 25, 2000.)
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